1953 Masters Belonged to Hogan
Ben Hogan won the 1953 Masters, the tournament's 17th edition, with a new scoring record.
Winner: Ben Hogan, 274
Where it was played: Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia
Tournament dates: April 9-12, 1953
Leader after first round: Chick Harbert, 68
Leader after second round: Ben Hogan, 139
Leader after third round: Ben Hogan, 205
Notable Notes: Ben Hogan began a dominating year — he won all three majors he played — by setting a new scoring record at The Masters. Hogan's 274 total was five shots better than the previous tourney best up to this point.
Hogan took the lead with a second-round 69 and extended it with a third-round 66. He wound up winning by five shots. It was the second of Hogan's two wins at The Masters.
Final Scores
| Ben Hogan | 70-69-66-69—274 |
| Ed Oliver | 69-73-67-70—279 |
| Lloyd Mangrum | 74-68-71-69—282 |
| Bob Hamilton | 71-69-70-73—283 |
| Tommy Bolt | 71-75-68-71—285 |
| Chick Harbert | 68-73-70-74—285 |
| Ted Kroll | 71-70-73-72—286 |
| Jack Burke Jr. | 78-69-69-71—287 |
| Al Besselink | 69-75-70-74—288 |
| Julius Boros | 73-71-75-70—289 |
| Chandler Harper | 74-72-69-74—289 |
| Fred Hawkins | 75-70-74-70—289 |
| Johnny Palmer | 74-73-72-71—290 |
| a-Frank Stranahan | 72-75-69-75—291 |
| a-Harvie Ward Jr. | 73-74-69-75—291 |
| a-Charlie Coe | 75-74-72-71—292 |
| Jim Ferrier | 74-71-76-71—292 |
| Dick Mayer | 73-72-71-76—292 |
| Sam Snead | 71-75-71-75—292 |
| Earl Stewart | 75-72-70-75—292 |
| Jerry Barber | 73-76-72-72—293 |
| Doug Ford | 73-73-72-75—293 |
| Leland Gibson | 73-71-72-78—294 |
| Al Mengert | 77-70-75-72—294 |
| Dick Metz | 73-72-71-78—294 |
| Fred Haas Jr. | 74-73-71-77—295 |
| Cary Middlecoff | 75-76-68-77—296 |
| Jim Turnesa | 73-74-73-76—296 |
| Skip Alexander | 72-78-74-73—297 |
| Byron Nelson | 73-73-78-73—297 |
| Skee Riegel | 74-72-76-75—297 |
| Felice Torza | 78-73-72-74—297 |
| Bo Wininger | 80-70-72-75—297 |
| Clarence Doser | 75-77-71-75—298 |
| Claude Harmon | 75-73-75-75—298 |
| a-Bob Sweeny | 75-76-72-75—298 |
| a-Dick Chapman | 72-77-78-72—299 |
| Al Brosch | 74-73-78-75—300 |
| a-James Jackson | 75-77-74-74—300 |
| Milon Marusic | 70-72-77-81—300 |
| Henry Picard | 73-75-74-78—300 |
| Gene Sarazen | 75-78-73-74—300 |
| Peter Thomson | 77-76-74-73—300 |
| Lew Worsham | 74-70-77-80—301 |
| a-Bill Campbell | 75-78-74-75—302 |
| a-Don Cherry | 73-76-79-74—302 |
| Jimmy Demaret | 73-80-75-74—302 |
| a-Chuck Kocsis | 75-75-75-77—302 |
| Horton Smith | 78-76-72-76—302 |
| Sam Parks Jr. | 73-76-76-79—304 |
| Johnny Bulla | 75-77-81-72—305 |
| George Fazio | 77-74-77-77—305 |
| Harry Todd | 78-73-75-80—306 |
| Jack Westland | 81-74-75-76—306 |
| a-Arnold Blum | 76-73-77-82—308 |
| Ricardo Rossi | 75-81-80-72—308 |
| Denny Shute | 78-81-74-75—308 |
| Johnny Revolta | 77-77-75-81—310 |
| Frank Champ | 85-72-77-77—311 |
| Bill Trombley | 78-75-79-79—311 |
| a-John De Bendern | 80-77-75-80—312 |
| Craig Wood | 81-78-76-80—315 |
| Olin Dutra | 80-78-82-78—318 |
| Chick Evans | 85-79-79-85—328 |
